Digital Wellbeing in Education: A Holistic Approach to Digital Education from Early Years

Children grow up in a world where digital tools are present from the very beginning. These tools can support learning and development, but timing, balance and context are crucial. The HERMMES project (Holistic Education, Resilience and Media Maturity in Educational Settings) brings together educators, parents, and researchers across Europe to develop resources and a curriculum for learners aged 0–18. Its approach, analogue before digital, producing before consuming, and understanding technology before using it, helps children build digital competences while safeguarding wellbeing and nurturing uniquely human capacities such as creativity, empathy, and critical thinking.

Dora Šimunović

European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education, Advocacy and PR Coordinator

Dora Šimunović has been active within the European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education for 5 years, and is responsible for its EU and UN level advocacy in the field of digitalisation of education. She is consecutively participating in the coordination of the HERMMES project dedicated to creating guidelines and resources for schools, teachers, and parents on holistic digitalisation practices in education settings. She holds the Political Science Master’s degree from the University of Zagreb and is on the board of the Secondary Waldorf School of Rijeka.